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@ChaseTruck754 _ _ I agree with you. These crew cabs are bringing high bucks if a clean restoration and effort.
I have passed on so many affordable CrewCabs since building mine in 1996 thru 1998 completion. It is a mix of pieces and parts.
Ok, just for grins: I built up my '77 Crew before digital camera and iphone or internet. Therefore, no photos. Ha
@Fair 96
My recommendation is to post that in the Marketplace section here in the forums to give it some exposure. Sell it complete
There will be someone with the capability to section out that roof and rebuild it.
I would give it a good pressure washing, and fire-up the engine using remote fuel supply first. Remove valve covers to tap open all valves to check if you have any that are stuck from sitting. This will prevent bending pushrods while turning over the engine if having a stuck valve from sitting.
A good 18cfm @ 90-psi compressor and a sandblast post will have that thing sparkling and ready for the mig welder and patch pieces. A section of a newer crewcab would be a wonderful donor to restore that cab.
I went shopping for a rear passenger side door, and had to buy a F350 Crew cab-and-chassis to get the door. hahaha
So, I then used my non-rust F250 2wd cab on the longbed F350 chassis, and used the door.
Good luck with what to do.
I wanna thank you very much for the reply. I will drag it out of there in a couple weeks I have to wait due to Harvest. I just took this picture and the cab is pretty bad.
WHAT???
NO Insulting OFFERS!!! How about an Input, Suggestions. I do admit the truck does have a limited Market. I was going to build an Excursion type
RV. Life had other Plans. Besides I'm too Darn Old Now!!! I really don't want to take it with me (MOVING)
That being said
Thanks Jesse
Well guys, I did get the hood removed from my pickup and painted the underside after cleaning and sanding.
Above photo - Finally the underside of the hood got a fresh Dupont Overhaul (actually- PPG). hahaha single-stage Acrylic "Shop-Line".
I had a heck of a time remembering where the release spring attached.
And I pulled my Crew out of the shop and washed it the other day. see belolw:
Original color light blue painted with PPG which today would be "Shop-Line" in single stage acrylic, 3 coats. It lives in out of the weather of course.
The engine has Hypertectic pistons, so I wonder if they could hold up to 6-lbs of turbo boost ?
!2-psi boost will give the 300 near 500-hp with the Summit kit. I think a 300 inline six with the 500-hp turbo kit will out pull a Cummins due to rpm range.
well it’s been a while since my last update. Truck is a blast and have been having so much fun using it. We entered a 500 mile Baja race and took 3rd place at the NORRA 500 in the unlimited Prerunner class. Only limit was doors had to operational. Only solid axle truck in the class.
also been sending it at the dunes. Hoping to attend full size invasion at either sand hollow or Moab. More photos to come in the future.
Rusted out
I just got a 78 and the roof is swiss cheese. Drip rails are shot. Could i use a regular or extended cab and attempt to replace the roof. I can find donor regular cabs but no crew cabs?
Extended cab roof is completely different. Rises front to back more and wider at rear. An 80-90 van roof is a good choice. You can make one out of 3 regular cab roofs also but more splicing is required.
I was also going to suggest a van roof. There is an endless supply of suitable donors in wrecking yards and you get the bonus of the molded in ridges for added rigidity etc.
The van roofs have the extra rigidity to them but I've heard that they don't really line up the right way at the drip rails and need to be modified a bit. Not necessarily a big deal, but something to keep in mind. Last I checked, LMC has drip rail and roof edge sections in their catalogue but it seems like every time I go back to look something else has been discontinued. As said above, a supercab roof is not really the same either. Three standard roofs would work too. All three of these ways have been done by people though, and if you measure and fab it up right, all three of these ways would work. I believe there is also a way to get a modern superduty roof to fit as well but obviously that requires quite a bit more work.
Caleb is correct, the van roof would need to be modified a bit. It is not going to be a scenario where you could just pop it off the van and onto the crew cab and tack it right into place and be done.
My thought is to splice the difference in the middle and fabricate a new roof.
If I were young again, I'd grab that Crew and then begin my donor choices. Windshield glass interchange is 73-79.
Here in northern California and Nevada, Reno area there is good sheet metal to be had for roof rail pieces for integrating into your roof and drips.
I haven't done anything new to my '77 Crew Cab pickup. Each day I sure do enjoy admiring it.
@Mannysouza
I liked the shot of your Crew at night with the underbelly lights abright. Very Cool.
I sold my '66 Crew Cab with doors about 9-yrs back now, to a fella Dave, who also runs in Baja, not sure of class, but the completed 3-yrs back.
Just completing the Baja is a major task some say. Dave is from Salem, Oregon area, so if you guys see a fire engine red '66 Crew, it is Dave's maybe.
I think I owned the '66 since '92 and never had the time or $$$ to refurb it.
